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Protection of Journalists' Sources and Materials
Sources News Release
http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR1687.htm
Publisher: National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Date Written: 20/07/2012
Year Published: 2012
Resource Type: Article
Advice offered by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) to all journalists who are covering the Olympic Games which are due to start in London on 27 July 2012.
Abstract: The following is the advice offered by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) to all journalists who are covering the Olympic Games which are due to start in London on 27 July 2012.
A. Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), a journalist is entitled not to voluntarily hand over journalistic material that the Police request and can require the Police to seek a Court Order from a Judge which should be on Notice.
"Journalistic material" means material acquired or created for ...
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